Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture CHAPTER 26 The Indian Perimeter Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today

SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What climates, plants, and animals exist around the Indian Perimeter?

forests, bears, wild goats, Indian rhinoceros, snow leopards SECTION 1 Natural Environments Climate, Plants, and Animals of the Indian Perimeter Lowlands Highlands Bengal tiger, elephant, mango, bamboo, coconut, date palm, rain forests forests, bears, wild goats, Indian rhinoceros, snow leopards

SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: What ethnic groups, languages, and religions are prevalent in the countries of the Indian Perimeter?

People of the Indian Perimeter SECTION 2 History and Culture People of the Indian Perimeter Ethnic Groups Languages Religions Pakistan Urdu Muslim Bangladesh Bengalis Bengali Muslim Bhutan Bhote, Nepalese, tribal peoples Dzongkha, English Buddhist Nepal Indian Aryan, Tibetan Nepali, Sino-Tibetan Hindu Sri Lanka Sinhalese, Tamils Buddhist, Hindu Maldives Muslim

SECTION 3 The Region Today Question: What products do the countries of the Indian Perimeter produce?

The Region Today SECTION 3 Products of the Indian Perimeter Agricultural Minerals Manufacturing Services jute, rice, tea, rubber, coconut graphite, gems textiles, electricity, processed food tourism

Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 26 1. Which countries of the Indian Perimeter include parts of the Himalayas? Which include parts of the plain of the Ganges River? 2. Where did Bhutan’s largest ethnic group, the Bhote, come from? 3. On what basis did the British divide their colony of India upon independence in 1947? 4. What are the major industries of Bangladesh? 5. What is the greatest potential energy resource of Nepal and Bhutan?